A recurrent hydatid cyst of the thigh diagnosed 13 years after initial presentation

A recurrent hydatid cyst of the thigh diagnosed 13 years after initial presentation

This case presents a hydatid cyst of the thigh in a 57-year-old patient born and raised in rural Montenegro. He presented with a painful erythematous mass on the lateral aspect of the right thigh at the site of a previous cystic mass resection 13 years earlier. Complete surgical resection was conduc...

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Main Authors: Sapha Barkati, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Momar Ndao, Oluyomi Kabiawu Ajise, Makeda Semret, Cédric P. Yansouni, Michael Libman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Echinococcus granulosus
Hydatid cyst
Musculoskeletal hydatidosis
Surgical resection
Albendazole
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302135

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